A person has died and another has been injured in a shooting that took place on the night of this Wednesday in a coffee shop located in the center of Mannheim, in southwest Germany, according to what the police authorities have reported.
According to the initial investigations, the incident was triggered by a discussion inside the premises, at which point one of the participants took out a firearm and opened fire on another person.
After the shooting, the alleged attacker left the coffee shop and tried to escape on foot, although the officers managed to locate him shortly afterwards. During the operation to intercept him, shots were fired by the Police, which managed to subdue and detain the suspect.
The detainee and the person who survived the attack have received care from health services. For now, the Police have not detailed the severity of the injuries of either of the two and have not provided any further data on how the events unfolded.